St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church
SC-156: originally installed in 2002. With the expansion of settlement away from coastal areas in the early 18th century, there was a growing need for houses of worship to be located nearer to the homes of the settlers. In the spring of 1728, a frame chapel was constructed approximately two and one-half miles west of […]
Old Seaford Post Office
SC-155: originally installed in 2002. A post office was established in this community in 1827. For many years it did a large shipping business by water. The coming of the railroad in the 1850s resulted in an even greater demand for postal services. For more than a century the post office was housed in a […]
John G. Townsend Jr.
SC-154: originally installed in 2002. Constructed in 1904, this was once the residence of John G. Townsend, Jr. (1871-1964), agricultural pioneer and statesman. His long and distinguished public career included service as Governor of Delaware (1917-21), United States Senator (1929-1941), and member of the delegation to the first session of the United Nations General […]
Goshen United Methodist Church
A local society of Methodists was organized and meeting in this community by the 1790s. The first meetings were held in the homes of its members. On July 7, 1801, the group initiated the subscription of funds to establish a permanent place of worship. The effort was successful, and in January 1802, a parcel of […]
Cokesbury Church
SC-151: originally installed in 2001. A Methodist meeting house was erected nearby circa 1803. In December of that year, the lot on which the building stood was conveyed to trustees on the condition that they finish and maintain the structure as a church and school. The building was named Cokesbury Chapel to honor Methodist Episcopal […]
Indian River Inlet Life-Saving Station
SC-148: The United States Life-Saving Service (USLSS), a precursor to the modern U.S. Coast Guard, built the Indian River Inlet Life-Saving Station in 1876 in response to an increase in shipwrecks along the coast. Local men called surfmen served at the station during stormy winter months. When not responding to shipwrecks, they drilled on rescue […]
Shipbuilding on the Broadkill
Like the Native Americans before them, the European settlers of the 17th and 18th centuries utilized the Broadkill River as a means of transportation. Clearing of lands resulted in an abundance of grain and wood products. To transport these products to market, local craftsmen fashioned small vessels from the timbers of the prime hardwood forest […]
Kings United Methodist Church
SC-134: originally installed in 2000. The origin of this congregation can be traced to the formation of a local society of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1842. Known as the Oak Grove Society, the group held its first meetings in an old dwelling that was located approximately one-half mile south of here. Soon desiring […]
Georgetown Presbyterian Church
SC-133: originally installed in 2002. In 1859 a petition was submitted to the Lewes Presbytery requesting the creation of a Presbyterian Church in Georgetown. The congregation was organized the following year. Meetings were first held in the Sussex County Courthouse. The church was incorporated in 1871, and the present site was obtained for the […]
St. Georges Chapel
SC-132A: originally installed in 1999. During the 17th and early 18th centuries, a great number of settlers came to this area from the lower Eastern Shore counties of Maryland and Virginia. They brought many elements of their culture including an affiliation with the Church of England. In response to the growing needs of this community, […]
